Miniature Wargaming Labs

Mar 11 2025 80 ep. 58 mins 25
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No miniature wargamer ever has enough time, space, or money to pursue their games and hobby. We seek ways to use our miniatures and rule sets to get the most value for money.

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Stripping for Parts or Adding Value: When Game companies Buy Other Companies

Mar 11 2025 59 mins  
When a game starts to die, or when a new independent game starts to die what value is there from getting a bigger game company involved?

Digital Obsolescence and Playing Old Games

Feb 20 2025 39 mins  
As some games move away from physical rulebooks to all digital, constantly updating rules what does that mean for playing old versions of games going into the future?

Back from LVO 2025

Feb 02 2025 52 mins  
Brians back from LVO. Having beat the casinos at Paigow listen to find out how Brian did at the Infinity. There was Infinity during LVO - just not at it.

Plans for 2025 - Maybe We Will Stick to Them

Jan 14 2025 49 mins  
With the start of 2025 we look back to the previous year and see if we accomplished anything that we set out to do. Why not plan for next year? It can't hurt.

3D Printing is Saving Games Workshop?

Dec 24 2024 41 mins  
In our last episode of 2024 we steal a prompt from the Lords of War (Canadians) and discuss whether 3D printing is locking in the dominant position of Games Workshop. Of course to steal something requires that the thing be of value and protected in a reasonable manner.

Black Friday Cometh: The Best Starter Set to Buy

Nov 27 2024 42 mins  
Brian and I discuss what the best starter set for table top miniature wargaming is to buy as we burn into Black Friday. Considering Value For Money It's Halo Flashpoint.

The Future of Conventions: Battle for Parking

Nov 05 2024 48 mins  
If you have ever been to a convention they are fun. But the bigger they get the harder getting in and freedom of movement get.

There is Plenty of Room at the Bottom: Warhammer, Warlord Games, and Wargames Atlantic

Aug 09 2024 56 mins  
Back form a long break we spend some time talking about the upcoming NOVA Open 2024 and the prevalence of smaller scales in the major wargaming companies.The title is based off the Richard Feynman quote about the utility of atomic scale physics. I drew a direct correlation between game companies pushing down into the smaller scales instead of ever upward.

I Didn't Hear No Bell: Warmachine, X-Wing, and Armada

Jun 14 2024 52 mins  
Every where I look I see dead games. We discuss Steamforged games consumption of Privateer Press in what some might say will be a rebirth of Warmachine, which we compare Asmodees euthanization of Star Wars X-Wing and Armada.

Games Workshop: Reluctant Monopoly or Benevolent Oligopoly?

May 17 2024 68 mins  
Every podcast has to do the "is GW a monopoly episode." This is ours. BLUF: They Are not a monopoly because they do not want to be one, but they do not have a problem being the standard setting body for miniature wargaming.